I decided to tick another thing of my Chicago Bucket List. This time it was the Skydeck at Willis Tower. Standing at 1451 it is the 2nd tallest building in the United States and the 14th tallest in the world, so it made for some pretty amazing views of Chicago and beyond. I’ve been dying Read More …
I’ve been longing to tick the Alder Planetarium off my Chicago Bucket List for a while now, so yesterday I decided to do just that. And what a day it turned out to be. We arrived at around 1PM and ended up spending over 4 hours there. I ended up coming out with more questions Read More …
Since arriving in Chicago I have been very impressed with the public transport. It’s a very reliable service and not too expensive to use, in fact if you get the monthly pass it works out relatively cheap if you use it a lot. With Chicago being the third biggest city in the US it’s easy Read More …
Chicago has such a wide variety of things to do. Here is my bucket list for the summer. I’ll be adding more to the list and ticking them off as I go. Go to a baseball game Rent a bike – cycle from Navy Pier to Lincoln Park Zoo Have a drink in The Signature Read More …
Yesterday I took a cruise down the Chicago River in a water taxi. At just $8 for a trip from Willis Tower to Navy Pier it was great value for money. Shoreline Sight Seeing offer two water taxi routes, Navy Pier to the Shedd Aquarium and Navy Pier to the Willis Tower. They also offer architecture Read More …
Yesterday was my first real experience of a 4th of July in the States. I was here last summer on a J1 and had to watch the people around me having the time of their lives, while I worked. This year I was able to sit back, relax and really get the most out of Read More …
Arriving in Chicago was one of the most exciting times of my life. I’d been planning it all year finally the time was here. Now all I had to do was find an apartment to live in for the summer, somewhere I could call home. I’d done a lot of research before coming to Chicago Read More …
Come summer Chicago plays host to countless festivals and events week after week. And the best part about this is most of them are free! Who doesn’t love a free festival? If you’re planning a trip here are 4 free events Chicago has to offer this Summer Navy Pier Fireworks Every year Navy Pier plays Read More …
Today marks my fifth week in Chicago and what a great experience it’s been so far. Who knew quitting your job and deciding to go travelling for the summer could be such great idea. Since my arrival I have been using a lot of apps for my day to day living in Chicago and they’ve Read More …
Around six weeks ago I wrote my first ever blog post, laying out why I started all of this and what I hoped to achieve from it. Since then not a lot has happened with the site other than tweaking the overall look of the site and adding a few different things here and there. Read More …